In what has been a landscape-changing summer, the small-market teams have come out on top amid an unusual free-agency period. Edmonton won the recruiting war for collegiate defenceman Justin Schultz; Dallas signed Jaromir Jagr; and Minnesota shocked the NHL by signing Zach Parise and Ryan Suter to 13-year deals.

This does not even include the trade Carolina managed, playing the family card to acquire a second Staal (Jordan) to go with Eric.

Alexander Semin, Shane Doan and several others are still available, and the expectation is that Roberto Luongo, Rick Nash and Bobby Ryan could be moved in the next month. But here is a look at the somewhat frenzied activity after a week:

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NORTHEASTOttawa:: For a division that had two teams ranked in the bottom-five, the Northeast has been relatively quiet this summer. So far, the biggest mover and shaker has been Ottawa. Even then, the moves would hardly register on the Richter scale. The Senators allowed Filip Kuba, Zenon Konopka and Matt Carkner to walk after their prices became too high and instead acquired defenceman Marc Methot from the Columbus Blue Jackets (in exchange for Nick Foligno) to play alongside Norris Trophy-winner Erik Karlsson.

Boston: With money tied up in the semi-retired Tim Thomas, the Bruins were unable to address a need for a top-six winger.

Buffalo: After drafting two centres in the first round, the Sabres sent underachieving centre Derek Roy to Dallas for gritty winger Steve Ott.

Montreal: Taking a page out of the Brian Burke handbook, the Canadiens added truculent forwards Brandon Prust and Colby Armstrong, the latter having been bought out by the Leafs.

Toronto: The Leafs traded for James van Riemsdyk at the draft and signed depth centre Jay McClement, but are still trying to pry Roberto Luongo from Vancouver.

SOUTHEASTTampa Bay: The Lightning have one of the NHL’s most dynamic — if not consistent — scorers in Steven Stamkos. But if there was something preventing them from making the playoffs and being a Stanley Cup contender last season, it was a league-worst 3.39 goals-against average. This summer, the team addressed that deficiency by acquiring 24-year-old goalie Anders Lindback from Nashville and signing veteran defencemen Sami Salo and Matt Carle.

Carolina: After trading for Jordan Staal at the draft, the Hurricanes signed the big centre to a 10-year deal worth US$60-million.

Florida: Jason Garrison and his 16 goals on defence are gone. But Filip Kuba and his US$4-million contract are here.

Winnipeg: Olli Jokinen brings experience — and hopefully another 60-point season — to a developing, young team.

ATLANTICNew Jersey: Some say losing in the Stanley Cup final is even worse than not qualifying for the playoffs, simply because the higher you climb the further you eventually have to fall. For New Jersey, it was a double-whammy of pain. The Devils lost to the Kings in the final and then said goodbye to captain Zach Parise after a failed attempt at re-signing him. New Jersey did manage to keep goaltender Martin Brodeur and defenceman Bryce Salvador, but good luck replacing a franchise-type player in Parise.

Pittsburgh: The Penguins cleared cap space at the draft in hopes of signing Parise. But with that ship having sailed, Plan B seems to be trying to trade for Rick Nash.

N.Y. Rangers: Wait a second. GM Glen Sather did not overspend for a free agent? Someone check for a pulse.

N.Y. Islanders: The thinking is that if P.A. Parenteau can score 67 points on a line with John Tavares, then surely Brad Boyes (acquired from Buffalo) can do the same.

Philadelphia: The Flyers traded for Luke Schenn from Toronto at the draft, but they lost Matt Carle and Jaromir Jagr.

CENTRALDetroit: Is it finally time to write off the Red Wings? We wouldn’t count on it. But now that Nicklas Lidstrom retired and his expected replacement (Ryan Suter) is in Minnesota, Detroit has its work cut out. The hole on defence is somewhat magnified with Brad Stuart also leaving, while also-ran Mikael Samuelsson will try to replace Jiri Hudler’s 25 goals up front. We do not want to say it, but that 20-year streak of qualifying for the playoffs could be in jeopardy.

Chicago: Was in the hunt for Martin Brodeur, but will move forward with Corey Crawford and Ray Emery.

Columbus: With Zach Parise off the market, the focus returns to trading Rick Nash, who has reportedly agreed to add more teams to his approved list.

Nashville: The Predators could not keep Ryan Suter or Alexander Radulov, but they managed to re-up Paul Gaustad and Hal Gill. Go figure.

St. Louis: The best team in the second-half of the regular season decided on keeping the status quo.

NORTHWESTMinnesota: Let’s forget for a moment that the Wild were a beneficiary of revenue sharing and that owner Craig Leipold was arguing that player salaries needed to come down. By snagging Zach Parise and Ryan Suter — for 13 years and nearly US$200-million in combined salary — away from the big-market teams, the little team from St. Paul finally took a seat at the grown-up table and became a legitimate contender.

Calgary: Not sure if signing Jiri Hudler is the kind of move that gets the Flames back into the playoffs.

Colorado: Probably overpaid for P.A. Parenteau and David Jones, who will eat up US$8-million combined next season.

Edmonton: After getting criticized for taking yet another forward with the No. 1 pick, the Oilers won a recruiting war for high-profile defenceman Justin Schultz.

Vancouver: Signed Jason Garrison to be the new triggerman on the power play, but are still mulling over offers for Roberto Luongo.

PACIFICDallas: Years from now, we’re going to be looking at Jaromir Jagr’s time in Dallas like Wayne Gretzky’s in St. Louis or Bobby Orr’s in Chicago. Even now, it seems strange that the 40-year-old landed with the Stars, where he will play the role of mentor to a young and developing team. Even Jagr seemed surprised, admitting that re-signing with Philadelphia or an Original Six team like Montreal had been his first choices. It was a marketing coup for the Stars, but not exactly a game-changer.

Anaheim: Sheldon Sourary and Bryan Allen should help bolster a thin defence corps, but the big question is why Bobby Ryan will be moved?

Los Angeles: Are the Kings a dynasty team? By not making any moves, they seem to think so.

Phoenix: Shane Doan is still deciding whether to return. Meanwhile, the Coyotes replaced Ray Whitney with Steve Sullivan and brought back Zbynek Michalek.

San Jose: The Sharks remain in the hunt for Rick Nash, but as of now the only moves made were adding Brad Stuart and Adam Burish.

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